吞拿鱼

吞拿魚
tūnnáyú
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 tuna

Examples

HSK 4
Tā diǎn le yí fèn tūnnáyú sānmíngzhì.
He ordered a tuna sandwich.
HSK 7-9
Guàntou lǐ de shì tūnnáyú, yòng gǎnlǎnyóu pào zhe.
The fish in the can is tuna, soaked in olive oil.

Tips

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A Hong Kong / Cantonese loanword from English 'tuna' (吞拿, tan1 naa2). Widely used in southern China, HK and Macau, and in mainland supermarkets for imported tinned products. Mainland / Mandarin written menus often prefer 金枪鱼 for the same fish.

Stroke Order

tūn